Michigan · Off-grid & homestead potential

Clare County

63BoltScore / 100
#37 of 83 in Michigan

Clare County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths are low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). The trade-offs: middling conditions for growing food.

How Clare County scores

Hazard Safety52
Freedom62
Food32
Isolation66
Sovereignty83
Water65
Affordability81
$164kTypical home
1.2%Property tax
$4,419Land / acre
33.2"Annual rain
0% of yrsSevere drought
82 miNearest metro
55.5People / sq mi
0.4%Federal land
45.2°FAvg temp

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Living off-grid in Clare County, Michigan

Is Clare County a good place to live off-grid or homestead?

Clare County is a solid bolthole (63/100). Its strengths: low extraction and seizure exposure and cheap to buy into (typical home $164k). Watch-outs: middling conditions for growing food.

How much does land cost in Clare County, Michigan?

Land in Clare County runs about $4,419 per acre, based on the latest county data.

What is the water situation in Clare County?

Clare County gets about 33.2" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 0% of years.

How remote is Clare County?

The nearest major metro is about 82 miles away, and population density is 55.5 people per square mile.

How Clare compares in Michigan

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